The latest evening “10” was held in challenging conditions at Betteshanger. There was a strong and cold easterly which made speed down the straight very fast but life very hard around the back of the circuit. However, this didn’t stop 61 riders from signing on, 11 juniors and 50 seniors. Some riders obviously coped better […]
Flynn Robinson, George Pittock, Jack Hill (all Cat B U14) and Alex Ashman (Cat A U16) represented Thanet RC in unseasonably cold and windy conditions at the second of three CC Hackney Primavera circuit races at Lee Valley VeloPark on Saturday. A lead group of 15 riders stayed together throughout the U14 race, with George […]
The third round of the RTTC National Series took place in Great Whitley near Worcester, with another large turnout of 121 riders taking to the start. This was another tough course taking place over 39.5 miles of rolling hills. With two large climbs in the last half of the course, the second climb was the […]
The Kent Group of the VTTA hosted the VTTA National 30 mile time trial championship on the Hamstreet bypass course between Brookland and Kingsnorth, Ashford. A number of club first and second claim members took part on a bright but chilly morning, with a brisk northerly breeze making the leg to Ashford a challenge. The […]
Race report from crits in the park at the Cyclopark. 3rd cat race – the race started with a field of 60 riders. Dan got away in the second lap with another rider and stayed away for the reminder of the race taking 2nd place. 4th cat race – Alastair took to that start line […]
The latest evening “10” at Betteshanger was eventually held in good conditions, although an hour before the start, riders were sheltering from the rain, wondering whether to ride or not. Then the sun came out and there was a rush to sign on. Conditions in the end were good except for a wet track which […]
Help and ride system’ for club time trials 2016. The club organises Time Trials on Wednesday evenings from April to September every year at Betteshanger Country Park (Q10/42) and Thanet Way (Q10/31). This year we will again be implementing our ‘help and ride scheme’ – details are attached. All riders will be expected to help […]
TRC testers were out and about in abundance this weekend. Sat 8th April – West Kent RC 10 Q10/22 Harrietsham The cold wet conditions curtailed the number of TRC starters for this early morning event. Feedback was that you couldn’t see the pot holes because of the waterlogged course! Despite the conditions the event went […]
The first of the regular evening 10’s attracted a smaller than usual field of 39 riders, 6 juniors and 33 seniors. This may have been as a result of holidays and the changeable weather earlier in the afternoon putting a number of riders off. Conditions were bright but cold with a stiff south westerly breeze, […]
Started last week. Would be great to see a few more TRC riders along. Post by Colin Robinson […]